'singularity' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'singularitas,' where 'singularis' meant 'alone' or 'unique.'

'singularitas' transformed into the Old French word 'singularité,' and eventually became the modern English word 'singularity' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'uniqueness or peculiarity,' but over time it evolved to include the concept of a point of infinite density in physics.